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Since Christmas is sometimes difficult as some are dealing with loss, divorce, illness, or isolation… this one’s for all of you… I was feeling blue this morning thinking of my Mother In Law in the final stages of Dementia and this just poured out of me… I hope anyone who is having a difficult time…

They are naturally social creatures and love snuggles, story time and peek-a-boo… They love pushing buttons, stacking blocks, beating drums, pushing cars, kicking balls, running, jumping, climbing, and exploring every nook and cranny… They are determined little creatures.. when they are trying to learn something new they will practice it over and over until…

First there is frustration… This precious soul, who would give you the shirt off her back… Keeping up the house, finding her way to once familiar places… Programming the Garmin you gave her… and still getting lost… The tears and frustration, the anxiety… What is happening? Who are you? I don’t like you already and…

When my kids were young people would often look at me juggling two little ones and say… “Wow you really have your hands full”, or “Enjoy it, they really grow up fast!” All it did was make me want to scream! After all, I was doing my best and I truly did feel like I…

Hello again, writing this as a follow up to the post At the End of the Day, What Do we Really Want Our Kids to Remember? written shortly after my oldest left for college… Here is an excerpt from the former post… Several things lately have made me think, reflect… Maybe it’s my age, maybe…

Several things lately have made me think, reflect… Maybe it’s my age, maybe it’s that my oldest is starting college, or maybe it’s just God’s way of making me slow down and “smell the roses,” so to speak. My daughter, now 19, has struggled with some pretty serious learning disabilities in her life. I have…